Year: 2024

Dear Tee, I recently told my three university friends that I’ve been married for 4 years and have 2 children and they blocked me. Should I have continued to lie about being single so they could stay my friends or are they jealous?

Let me clarify that I had no reason to lie about being single particularly as my girlfriends married after we left university. They all have 3 kids and have seemed to do being well before I left for the UK for my masters and stayed back afterwards.

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My friends and I stayed in touch having conference calls every weekend for the past seven years but I didn’t tell them that I’ve been married for 4 years. I did a small private court wedding and I had my babies abroad. I finally told them last week and they all started blocking me.

But before then, they sent me long paragraphs to insult me. When I was lying about being single, they used send me pastors number to pray for husband for me, they used to say I’m 33 l should try to have children quick. But now I have told them, they have left me.

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I am an adult, I don’t need friends to survive or anything but I am thinking to myself why are they so angry about life? Does it mean that they never cared about me? What if they have been gossiping with my name since? What should I do? Should I apologize?

Or should I let them go? I can always reconnect with other friends but these three are my main friends. I feel like regardless they should be happy for me.

As a Nigerian man or woman leaving  the country for greener pastures abroad, dating is often a herculean task. Need I remind you that abroad is lonely? Follow these dating tips if you intend to find a partner in your japa country.

You must understand that abroad is not a place you meet people easily except you are a student. Therefore take advantages of physical situations you can meet people at parties or after-parties, churches if you are religious, malls and libraries.

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Perhaps one of the most feasible dating tips is to understand that your significant other can be found through online dating apps. Check out these apps like Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid and Happn. The reason for the use of dataing apps is that weekdays are busy for most people.

Everyone is hustling and have crazy work schedule. So endeavour to download these dating apps on your phone and subscribe to at least two-lifetime plans before you japa.  They are expensive and cost a fortune so it is advised  to subscribe to them in Nigeria before you leave

It is important to brand your self after all people are fickle. They want to see a properly groomed man or woman before they fall in love. This is one of the most important dating tips. Snap some fine pictures and update your profile to reflect that of a high-value man or woman.

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You can also try Facebook Dating. This is a special feature of the social media app but for only abroad users. Ensure to change your location as it makes it easy to connect with new people. Don’t let culture shock make you miss your partner. White people are straight to the point. They are likely to make the first move.

Finally, you must know your onions in the bedroom especially if you are dating a white partner. They have these notions that Nigerians are passionate lovers. Don’t disappoint your country people. These dating tips are guaranteed to work.